Does the membrane on pork ribs block smoke?

Should you remove the membrane on pork ribs or not? People have a strong opinion on the subject, but I wanted to test the idea and compare the smoke flavor between to parts of a rack of ribs. One has the membrane removed and the other keeps the membrane. The results? Well let's just say I didn't expect that!

Meathead from AmazingRibs.com suggested this test. Checkout his guide for removing the membrane and trimming a rack of ribs:


Equipment I used in this cook:
Weber Kettle Original:
Spider Venom:
SNS Original:

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